Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, healthier baked chicken parmesan. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Healthier Baked Chicken Parmesan is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Healthier Baked Chicken Parmesan is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have healthier baked chicken parmesan using 15 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Healthier Baked Chicken Parmesan:
- Get 1/2 loaf crusty rye bread
- Take 1 lb skinless chicken breasts
- Get 2 cups buttermilk, divided
- Take 2 cloves garlic minced
- Get salt and pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp garlic powder
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Get 2 tsp italian seasoning
- Take 4 oz fresh grated parmigian reggiano
- Make ready 2 cups whole wheat flour
- Get 4 egg whites or 1 cup greek yogurt
- Get 2 cups pasta sauce
- Get 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella and provologne
- Prepare 125 g fresh mozzarella
- Get fresh basil and oregano as garnish
Steps to make Healthier Baked Chicken Parmesan:
- Cut half of the bread loaf into 1/2 inch slices. Lay out on the counter on a cutting board or somewhere it won't be messed with. We'll be drying these pieces overnight.
- Filet the chicken (make two thinner breasts!). Then using plastic wrap and something with some heft, or a meat mallet if you wanna be proper (I usually use a can of beans or whatever else is lying around) to pound the filets to a 1/4 in thick. Don't be like me and make it a contest to see how thin you can get the chicken, doesn't fare well for anyone involved.
- As they are thinned out place the chicken in a plastic bag. When complete add the buttermilk, garlic, and 1 tbsp salt and pepper to the bag. Work it around to miz up the ingredienta and make sure all the chicken is coated. Then squeeze out the air and place in the fridge. Let chill for 4 hrs up to over night.
- The next day or at last 4 hours later take your dried bread and start to break it apart. I put it in a ziplock bag and smashed it, but you can wreak havoc on the bread however you heart desires. break it down enough to put it in the food processor (or blender if you have one that can handle mixing solids).
- I used my vitamix and ran the blender on low until you have a sandy consistency. Kinda like bread crumbs, in case you hadn't caught on that's what we're making. Add the garlic powder, salt, pepper, and italian seasoning to the crumb and about 1/2 of the parmigian. Blend for a few seconds until it looks well mixed. Then add the next half and blend. Voila! You just made homemade bread crumbs that will taste much better than store bought. You can store the bread crumbs for up to a month in the fridge.
- Now it's time to set up you're breading work area. It's really important to get it right. If you do, the process should be relatively clean and quick. If you don't you'll have egg and flour everywhere. You'll need three shallow bowls/pie pans, a large plate, and parchment paper. You're going to fill one bowl with about 1/2 cup of breading, one bowl with the whole wheat flour and another bowl with your wash. To make the wash you can either combine eggs, 2 tbsp buttermilk and a tbsp of flour, or the greek yogurt
- Now we're ready to start breading. Grab the bag of chicken from the fridge and open that bad boy up. (Note: If while you are doing this you keep a dry hand, for working with the dry ingredients, and make your other hand the wet hand. This will prevent you from developing those small nuggets of useless breading on your hands.)
- First, the chicken goes straight from the bag to the flour. If you drop it on one side of the bowl you can pick up the flour from the other side to coat the top, so you can hopefully keep your dry hand liquid free. Flip a couple times to coat all sides.
- Then move the chicken to the wash. Using your wet hand flip the cutlet a couple times until it is covered entirely with the wash.
- Transfer to the bread crumbs. Once again to prevent a mess you can take bread crumbs from the side or pour some from the remaining half over the chicken. If working with the yogurt press down on the breading to get a flat uniform product. It will appear chunky and cook unevenly. Flip a couple of times to make sure all of the wash is covered. Transfer to the large plate.
- Repeat this process for all the chicken, filling up on ingredients as they get low. When you have one layer of chicken on the plate cover with parchment paper and lay the chicken on top of that. Preheat oven to 400F(~200C)
- Place the chicken in a glass casserole dish and lighhtly spray both sides with vegetable or olive oil. Put in oven for 20 minutes. If at 20 minutes the chicken is still not brown enough turn the broiler on high until you get a nice golden brown
- Top with tomato sauce, shredded cheese, and fresh mozzarella. Put back in the oven with the broiler stil on high for ten minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool/rest for about 5 minutes. Serve with whole grain pasta served with some fresh chopped herbs.
Foods That Can Make Your Mood Better
In general, people have been conditioned to think that “comfort” foods are not good for the body and need to be avoided. Often, if your comfort food is candy or another junk food, this holds true. Other times, however, comfort foods can be completely healthy and it’s good for you to eat them. There are a number of foods that actually can boost your moods when you consume them. If you are feeling a little bit down and you need a happiness pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, can be truly great at dealing with depression. You should be sure, though, that what you make includes the yolk. The yolk is the most important part of the egg in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, particularly the yolks, are loaded with B vitamins. These B vitamins are wonderful for helping to boost your mood. This is because they help your neural transmitters–the parts of your brain that affect your mood–function better. Try eating an egg and be happy!
Make a trail mix out of seeds and/or nuts. Almonds, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etcetera are all helpful for improving your mood. This is because seeds and nuts have a lot of magnesium which raises your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is a feel-good chemical that dictates to the brain how to feel at any given time. The more of it in your brain, the more pleasant you’ll feel. Not just that but nuts, specifically, are a terrific source of protein.
Cold water fish are great for eating if you wish to fight depression. Cold water fish like tuna, trout and wild salmon are rich in DHA and omega-3 fatty acids. These are two things that really help the grey matter in your brain run a lot better. It’s true: consuming a tuna fish sandwich can seriously elevate your mood.
It’s easy to drive away your bad mood when you consume grains. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all truly excellent for helping raise your happiness levels. They fill you up better and that can help you with your moods too. It’s not hard to feel low when you are starving! The reason these grains are so wonderful for your mood is that they are not hard to digest. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps promote a rise in your blood sugar which in turn brings up your mood to a happier place.
Green tea is actually great for your mood. You just knew green tea had to be included in this article, right? Green tea is high in a particular amino acid called L-theanine. Studies have discovered that this amino acid basically induces brain waves. This will better your brain’s concentration while also loosening up the rest of your body. You likely already knew how easy it is to get healthy when you drink green tea. And now you know green tea can help you be happier too!
Now you know that junk food isn’t necessarily what you have to eat when you want to help your moods get better. Test out these tips instead!
